Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities

RATIONALE: ) in developing countries is quite limited. OBJECTIVES: and daily cause-specific mortality in China. METHODS: were estimated using the overdispersed generalized additive models after adjusting for time trends, day of the week, and weather conditions. Exposure-response relationship curves and potential effect modifiers were also evaluated. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: levels or higher temperatures, and in subpopulations with elder age or less education. CONCLUSIONS: and increased mortality from various cardiopulmonary diseases in China. The magnitude of associations was lower than those reported in Europe and North America.